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Assessment and Examination Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools - 2009

The principles of fairness, validity and transparency of assessment practice for all students are fundamental to the administration of qualifications and underpin these Rules and Procedures.

These Rules and Procedures detail NZQA's examination and assessment requirements for schools delivering qualifications for senior secondary school students.

the New Zealand Qualifications Authority will publish operational rules and provisions that supplement these Rules and Procedures at appropriate times. The operational rules and provisions will be reproduced in these Rules and Procedures web pages, in supplementary written material, or in sets of instructions to candidates.

The Assessment and Certification Rules and Procedures for Secondary Schools for 2008 are available for reference.

Contents

Forms

Introduction

1 Definitions

2 Abbreviations

3 Levels of Authority

4 General Assessment

5 School-Based Assessment

6 Qualifications Authority-based Assessment

7 Certification

Last updated: 27 January 2009